Fence



(No Model.)

H. MATER.

FENCE. No. 382,178. r I Patented May 1, 1888.

QRMMMW Q 144 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY MATER, OF LAGRO, INDIANA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,178, dated Mayjl,1888.

Application filed February 13, 1888. Serial No. 263,830. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MATER, of the town of Lagro, in the county ofWabash and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in fences, and more particularlyto combined rail and wire fences.

The object of my invention is to provide a rail-and-wire fence the railsand posts of which shall be so bound and secured together by wire orother fastenings that the fence shall be exceedingly strong, cheap, anddurable, and yet .shall be more simply and readily constructed and moreeconomical than the fences of this class heretofore in use; and afurther objectis to provide a fence a portion or section of which can bereplaced or repaired and taken down or broken for the passage of a wagonor the like without taking down or disturbing the remainder of thefence, said fence being so built or secured together that it is notnecessary to have all the rails of the same length or size.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and combinations of parts, more fully describedhereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation ofa portion of my improved fence. Fig. 2 is a side view of a post, therails being broken off to show the position of the binding or supportingwires on the post; and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of a post and therails secured to the same.

In the drawings, the reference-letter Arepresents the posts of thefence, every other one of which is firmly anchored or buried in theground a portion of its length, while the alternate posts are removablylocated in position by means of a downwardly-extending pin or guide, a,which is adapted to enter and rest in the interior of a base or support,a, preferably formed by a hollow tile or drain pipe buried in the groundin an upright position, thus forming a cheap and effective base for thealternate posts and preventing their ends from decaying.

B represents the horizontal rails of the fence, every alternate one ofwhich in the vertical series is secured to the posts at its ends orextends from one post to the next, while the intervening rails aresecured to the posts at or about their central portions, or at a pointbetween their ends, and their ends extend to points between the posts,as shown in. Fig. 1. It is preferred that the top and bottom railsextend from post to post and be secured to the same at their ends. Therails are securely bound in position and to the posts by thebinding-wires c 0 upon each side of the posts, and between the posts therails are bound together by the binding-wires D D. Aseries oflaterally-projecting pins, f, are located upon two opposite sides ofeach post, one pin being preferably placed behind each post, as shown inFig. 2.

In constructing the fence the binding-wires at the posts are preferablysecured at the bottom of each post and the bottom rail is placed inposition. The binding-wire at those sides of the posts over which theends of the rails extend are then wrapped around one of the holding-pinson each side of the post and then outwardly around the rail and thenback around the same pin again. The rail above is then placed inposition and the wires are passed upwardly around the holding-pinsbehind that rail, then outwardly around the rail, and then back aroundthe pins again. Thus the binding-wires at the posts are preferablywrapped around a pin, then outwardly around a rail, and then back againaround the same pin, and so on until all the rails have been firmly andsecurely bound together and to the posts. The upper free ends of thewires are then secured to the posts.

The free ends of the intervening rails are secured to the posts at theircentral portions and are bound together and to the middle portions ofthe other alternate rails by the binding-wires D D, which are loopedaround the bottom rail, twisted, and then looped around the end of thenext rail, and so on, the wires being looped around each rail andtwisted between the rails, as clearly shown.

It will be readily seen that a fence constructed as herein set forthwill be extremely strong and durable, for the whole fence is woven andbound together by the bindingwires, by securing the alternate rails tothe posts at their ends and the intervening rails at their middleportions, and then securing the middle portions of the alternate railsand the free ends of the intervening rails together;

but, although the fence is so strongly and firmly woven together, it isvery elastic and will give and not break when great pressureisexertedupon it, and a section of the fence can be readily taken out byloosening several every alternate rail extending from one post toanother and secured to the same at its ends, and the interveningrails'being secured to the posts at or about their middle portions, andbinding-wires for securing the rails to the posts and for securing thefree ends of the intervening rails together and to the middle portionsof the alternate rails, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described fence, consisting of posts, every alternatepost' being firmly and securely anchored in the ground or in position,and the intervening posts being removably anchored in'position,horizontal rails secured to the posts, every alternate rail extendingbetweenthe posts and secured to the same at its ends, and theintervening rails secured to the posts at or about their middle portionsand having their ends extending part their ends extending part of thedistance between the posts, and binding-wires securely looped around therails and secured to the posts, and binding-wires looped around therails between the posts and securing the free ends of the interveningrails together and to the alternate rails, substantially as described.

4. The herein-described fence, consisting of upright posts, everyalternate postof the fence being firmly and securely anchored inposition, and the intervening posts being removably anchoredin position,horizontal rails secured to the posts, every alternate rail of thevertical series extending the distance between the posts and secured tothe same at its ends, and the remaining intervening rails of thevertical series being secured to the posts at or about their middleportions with their ends extending part of the distance between theposts, binding-wires at the posts looped around each rail in thevertical series and secured to the posts opposite each rail, andbinding-wires between the posts securing the free ends of theintervening rails together and to the middle portions of the alternaterails, said last-mentioned wires being looped around each rail andtwisted between the rails, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my

